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Cleaning Product Code list
I have some product codes in a column:
123-1 123-3 1406-3 1508-6 154-8 117-5 8957-5 8957-6 I need to extract the main product code left of the dash into the next column. I know I have seen this done, just don't remember how it was accomplished. Thanks in advance, Mike |
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=LEFT(a1,SEARCH("-",a1,1)-1)
where A1 contains one of your product codes "mike meyer" wrote: I have some product codes in a column: 123-1 123-3 1406-3 1508-6 154-8 117-5 8957-5 8957-6 I need to extract the main product code left of the dash into the next column. I know I have seen this done, just don't remember how it was accomplished. Thanks in advance, Mike |
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Here you go:
=LEFT(A1,FIND("-",A1)-1) Regards, Ron |
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"mike meyer" wrote in message ... I have some product codes in a column: 123-1 123-3 1406-3 1508-6 154-8 117-5 8957-5 8957-6 I need to extract the main product code left of the dash into the next column. I know I have seen this done, just don't remember how it was accomplished. Thanks in advance, Mike Select the column with these codes and use Data|Text To Columns... A wizard will appear. Click Next and type a - as your separator. The result should be: 123 1 123 3 1406 3 1508 6 154 8 117 5 8957 5 8957 6 /Fredrik |
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=LEFT(A1,FIND("-",A1)-1) -- Carlos "mike meyer" wrote in message ... I have some product codes in a column: 123-1 123-3 1406-3 1508-6 154-8 117-5 8957-5 8957-6 I need to extract the main product code left of the dash into the next column. I know I have seen this done, just don't remember how it was accomplished. Thanks in advance, Mike |
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Hi
Insert an empty column to right of codes (when there isn't one ready). Select all codes, and then from Data menu TextToColumns. Set delimiter to "-" and finish. As result you get 2 columns 123 1 123 1 1406 3 1508 6 154 8 117 5 8957 5 8957 6 When you want to preserve the old column too, then make a copy it before. Arvi Laanemets "mike meyer" wrote in message ... I have some product codes in a column: 123-1 123-3 1406-3 1508-6 154-8 117-5 8957-5 8957-6 I need to extract the main product code left of the dash into the next column. I know I have seen this done, just don't remember how it was accomplished. Thanks in advance, Mike |
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Thanks to all of you!
Works great! Mike "CarlosAntenna" wrote in message ... =LEFT(A1,FIND("-",A1)-1) -- Carlos "mike meyer" wrote in message ... I have some product codes in a column: 123-1 123-3 1406-3 1508-6 154-8 117-5 8957-5 8957-6 I need to extract the main product code left of the dash into the next column. I know I have seen this done, just don't remember how it was accomplished. Thanks in advance, Mike |
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